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Discelium

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Discelium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Funariidae
Order: Disceliales
Family: Disceliaceae
Schimp.
Genus: Discelium
Brid.
Species:
D. nudum
Binomial name
Discelium nudum
(Dickson) Brid.

Discelium is the only genus of moss in the family Disceliaceae; it contains the single species Discelium nudum, the flag-moss.[1] This species is rare, but is widely distributed in cool and temperate climates of the Northern Hemisphere.[2]

References

  1. ^ Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
  2. ^ Schofield, Wilfred B. (2002). "Disceliaceae". Flora of North America. Vol. 27. pp. 200–201. ISBN 978-0-19-531823-4.